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Barry Neil Shrum born Lafayette, Tennessee, February 8, 1960;
Admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1999,
Tennessee.
Email: barry@musicattorney.biz
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- David Lipscomb College, B.A. 1982
- David Lipscomb University, M.A. 1986
- Widener University School of Law, J.D. 1992
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- Music Law & Publishing
- Entertainment Contract Negotiations
- Cyberspace & Internet Law
- Domain Name Disputes
- Trademark Application & Infringement
- Copyright Law & Infringement
- Business and Corporate Formation
- Civil Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Photography Law
- Book Publishing
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- Pennsylvania Bar, 1992
- New Jersey Bar, 1992
- Tennessee Bar, 1999
- U.S. District Court, E.D. PA.
- U.S. District Court, D.N.J.
- U.S. District Court, M.D. Tenn.
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- American Bar Association (Entertainment & Sports Law
Forum)
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Copyright Society of the U.S.
- National Association of Recording Arts Sciences, Nashville
Chapter
- Broadcast Music Incorporated
- Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Promoters Board
- Nashville Songwriters Association International
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- American's Premier Lawyers, 2006
- Certificate of Appreciation, YMCA Black Achievers Program,
2000
- National Registry of Who's Who, 1999
- Recipient, Meritorious Service Award,
- Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1997
- Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1989.
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- A Day in the Life of a PDA-Enabled Lawyer, PDA247.com
& CliePlanet.com, 2003; Reprinted or Linked on the following
web publications: About.com, Palmtops/PDA's; Punch &
Jurists Weekly Newsletter, Vol. 11. No. 14; Paul L. Boley
Law Library; and Handakte WebLawg (German).
- The impact of MP3 on songwriters and the music industry,
American Songwriter, Jan-Mar 2000
- Songwriters Meet MP3 - The Imminent Shift, American Songwriter,
Sept-Oct 2000
- Editor, Law on the Row
- Avoiding the Legal Power Trap, Delaware Law Forum, Vol.
17, No. 1, September 1989
- Setting the Standard, featured in Currents, the monthly
publication of CASE (Counsel and Support for Education),
Washington, D.C., November 1988
- Sports Editor, Review Appeal, Franklin, Tennessee, 1979
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- Entertainment Law Review, Annual Meeting of the Legal
Secretaries of Kentucky, Nashville, Tennessee, March 19,
2005
- Current Litigation Developments in Entertainment Law,
Nashville, Tennessee, August 31, 2004
- Technology Law in Tennessee: An Advanced Approach, Nashville,
Tennessee, December 5, 2003
- Corporate Governance & Ethics for the Transactional
Lawyer, Nashville, Tennessee, March 7, 2003
- Entertainment Law - Copyrights & Trademarks Online
- Law Seminars International, Nashville, Tennessee, December
6-7, 2001
- The Law of the Internet in Tennessee, National Business
Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, October 25, 2001
- Internet Law and Research for Legal Professionals in Tennessee,
Lorman Education Services, Nashville, Tennessee, October
18, 2000
- The Law of the Internet in Tennessee, National Business
Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, August 24, 2000
- How to Become an Entertainment Lawyer, YMCA Black Achievers
Program, Nashville, Tennessee April 8, 2000
- Emerging Legal Issues for Songwriters and Music Publishers,
Nashville Songwriters Association
- International Songwriter's Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee,
June 4, 1998
- Legal Aspects of Songwriting, Encore Books Workshop Series,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1994
- Songwriter's Workshop, New Jersey Songwriter's Association,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1994
- Legal Aspects of Songwriting & Music Publishing, Christine
Lavine's First Annual Martha's Vineyard
- Singer/Songwriter Retreat, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts,
September 1993
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- Garth Brooks v. Commbine.com, LLC, National Arbitration
Forum, Claim Number:FA0011000096097, Decided January 3,
2001. Represented Complainant.
- C. Russell Bridges p/k/a Leon Russell v. Steve and Ruth
Kahn a/k/a Steve Kahn Assoc. a/k/a Leonrussell.org, National
Arbitration Forum, Claim Number: FA0111000101818. Decided
in favor of Complainant, December 27, 2001. Represented
Complainant.
- Douglas Snider v. Leon Russell, individually and d/b/a
Young Carney Music, Chancery Court, Davidson County, Case
No. 04-2805-IV. (Represent Defendant - Case Dismissed in
favor of Defendant.
- Marty Stuart v. Sherry Mattioli, National Arbitration
Forum. Represented Complainant.
- The Dixie Devils v. Castle Records, Chancery Court of
Davidson County, (Represented Plaintiffs - settled prior
to trial in favor of clients)
- Bob Evans v. ZYX Music Corp., U.S.D.C. Middle District
of Tenn., (Represented Plaintiff - settled prior to trial
in favor of clients)
- Warren Haynes v. Dennis Robbins Music, et al., U.S.D.C.
Middle District of Tenn., (Represent Plaintiff - settled
prior to trial in favor of client).
- Dan Penn, Buckey Lindsey, Lonnie McIntosh v. Brooks &
Dunn, Sony Music and EMI Music Publishing, U.S.D.C. Middle
District of Tenn., Case No. 3:97-0077 (Represented Plaintiffs
- settled prior to trial in favor of clients)
- Tony Evans, Photographer v. State of Tennessee, Tennessee
Claims Commission (Dismissed by Plaintiff)
- Stephen Allen Davis v. Al Gallico, U.S.D.C. Middle District
of Tenn., Case No. 3:02-0443 (Represented Plaintiff - Dismissed
on Summary Judgment)
- Charles Callelo v. Smith Music Group, et al., U.S.D.C.
Middle District of Tenn., Case No. 3:03-0035 (Represent
Plaintiff - Bench Verdict in favor of Plaintiff)
- Sandy Linzer v. Smith Music Group et al., U.S.D.C. Middle
District of Tenn., Case No. 3:03-0034 (Represent Plaintiff
- Issued Merged)
- Faye Woodroof, p/k/a "The Grandmother from Hell"
v. Donna Carter, U.S.D.C. Middle District of Tenn., Case
No. 3:02-0225 (Represent Plaintiff - Settled prior to trial
in favor of client)
- American Federation of Musicians v. Charles Callelo, Chancery
Court, Davidson County, Case No. 01-3679-1 (Represent Defendant
- Arbitrated by Richard Bloch - case mutually settled)
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